8 Nov
2001
8 Nov
'01
8:57 a.m.
Eric Chomko skrev:
Iggy Drougge wrote:
> I find it somewhat interesting how Americans
define "foreign". Doesn't that
> require something "indigenous"? =)
Ha! We are accused of being "typical" or
"ugly". Those comments make us
indigenous.
(And they say that WE have double standards!)
It's such a mess, really. What I did find funny was how Americans define
what's foreign, though. Americans are traditionally immigrants, after all.
> I can't say that I know much about American
cousine, save for hamburgers,
> but there is a shop in Stockholm which specialises in American food, and I
> must say that the general impression I've got is that it's absolutely
> deranged.
But guess what? I can go to any large city and even
smaller ones and get:
Chinese, Korean, Thai, Indian, Mexican, Greek, Italian, Jewish, African (and
others) food.
In fact, all those and more are all within an hour of my house, with many
choices of many. What I lack is good German food nearby, but that is another
story.
Can you get that variety where you live?
Certainly. And Mongolian BBQ, too. =)
There is a great kiosk with German sausages, too. I don't know much about
German food, though. When I was on holidays in Germany, all I ate was kebab
and Chinese food.
But German kebabs are different. They're made by Turks, and called "kebap".
They often contain chicken.
> Two examples: Mustard and mayonnaise mixed into
one bottle. Smoke essence,
> added to food in order to get a "grilled" quality.
> And everything is very colourful.
> Oh, and then there's that marshmallow butter, which I think you're supposed
> to have on your sandwich. Makes Nutella seem like a wholesome product. =)
Sounds like Japanese (oops, forgot to add that to my
list above) steak house
food.
IOW, authenitic Japanese food is not steak house food, its an
American-influenced version of Japanese food. Authentic Japanese food is
sushi, sashimi, sukiaki, etc.
I know all about Japanese food (I'm a Japanese student), but what is Japanese
steakhouse? Teppanyaki? Teriyaki? Is it good? I really like teriyaki sauce.
It sounds like what they are passing off as
"American food" is a euphemism
for "weird food".
I think that's the main selling point, too. My family loves it.
I often eat a soup called "Americana", and that seems a lot more wholesome,
like a minestrone, and no marshmallow in sight.
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